#Antumbra Chapter 01: Mystery package page 01 getting ready. Blue penciled the panels, and inked the rest of the page, due to depictions happening in the past time of 1997...

Will be read right to left, the traditional manga way.

For anyone who's new here and wants to know what's been done so far you download the previous chapter here: https://ntoyohito.itch.io/antumbra-cha

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#Antumbra chapter01 page 1 inking done! It still took more time that I thought, especially the top right panel, what with the creases and all...
Next step is to clean it up digitally and add screentones for extra effects and realism! I hope it'll work out good :) Stay tuned!!

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#Antumbra Chapter 01 update:
First page is finished! Very pleased with the final result, which is, I _hope_ respectful to the manga-style and manga way...

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Before beginning Rid's story, some flashback to the forgotten 1997 is required... Back to when an ambitious biological experiment took place that is pivotal to what will happen...
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#Antumbra Chapter 1 page 2 in the making! Paneling done. Next step inking!
Top right panel was a nightmare due to the miscroscope guy's positioning... So much erasing... I hop that this guy's head movement towards the scientist behind him and then back to the microscope is natural and not "weird" or sudden.

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#Antumbra chapter 01 page 2 finished!
Some changes compared to the initial draft, especially concerning the microscope researcher. The good-looking handsome model type didn't suit well, so I thought to go with a scruffy aesthetics...

The experiment continues with 1 more page and the past sequence is complete!

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For anyone who's new here and wants to know what's been done so far you download the previous chapter here: https://ntoyohito.itch.io/antumbra-chapter-00

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#Antumbra chapter 1 pages 1&2 update:

To unwind a bit from what's happening right now I went and did some minor editing on the first two pages. The major one was the text on page two, so that there is more empty space in the bubbles, and also mirrored some images so that one can easily understand that the page is read right to left (despite not being used to manga-style orientation).

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#Antumbra chapter 01 page 3 now ongoing!!

Blue pencil pre-inking sketch. I will do small homage to the 90s era on 2nd panel, hehe. Couldn't resist it! 4 more panels left :)

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Before continuing with #Antumbra page 3 I first had to make a big change in the last two panels of page 2 and use just one. Here's the new version.

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#Antumbra chapter 1 page 3 update:
Gradually pushing forward. Panels have been decided (I just didn't have the capacity to even do another line last night XD).

It might need some minor changes/tweaks in the panels of the man walking down the corridor, but not sure yet.

After this page Antumbra officially begins in its current timeline with it's first satiating chapter! :D

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#Antumbra chapter 1 page 3 update:
Ended up redoing 2 panels, because the reader (you) would end up not having a clue what was happening!

Today I learned two things:
1. when a character is facing one way, keep them facing that way, unless something majorly important needs to be conveyed (change the focus to another character for example),
2. avoid making 180 degrees view turn, as that disorients
3 (bonus). be ready to accept that a page can be completely different from what I had in mind and should end up requiring a redoing.... 😭

Edit: man, making comics is a tough thing....

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#Antumbra chapter 1 page 3 update:
pre-inking phase done!

Next comes inking! The excitement is real :D
This page is actually starting to shape up quite well.

And since this page taking too long I also added a teaser of the coloured version of the cover of the first volume (and not just chapter). It's rough and dirty though :P

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#Antumbra chapter 1 page 3 progress report:

Inking progresses better than expected! The "trick" of using a 2H pencil line to guide the ink worked great! M.O. from now on: blue lines for general rough draft, 2H pencil for fine lines and details to help inking!

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#Antumbra chapter 1 page 3 update:

Inking is done! Also finished the first step of digital editing, which is to clean up the blue lines and give it some "clean" black/white balance.

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#Antumbra chapter 1 update:

All first 3 pages are done! I'll upload them all together, as they are the prelude of many things happening in the past leading to current events! In the next the main story of Antumbra _finally_ starts in "present" (our future) time with Rid finally showing up...

Thank you all for hanging with me so far ^^

All inking is done with g-pen, and all digital processing, filters, screentones, etc are done with #krita.

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#Antumbra chapter 1 page 4!

The draft is already in place! Welcome to Scotland of 2097!

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